New Trailer for Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Documentary

New Trailer for Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Documentary

Just in time for the upcoming remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, the creators of last year's documentary His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th are currently in the process of making a new doc focused on Freddy Krueger and his influence as a movie monster over the last 25 years. According to Dread Central, the documentary, entitled, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, will be released in 2010 as a two-disc DVD and will feature over four hours of extras, including the original documentary I Am Nancy, written, produced and directed by star Heather Langenkamp which looks back at the last 25 years since her debut as heroine Nancy Thompson and examines the impact of the Elm Street films on young people's lives.

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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Members of the creative team behind His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th have joined forces once again to bring horror fans the ultimate tribute to yet another landmark slasher series, A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy officially began lensing on August 22, 2009, in and around Los Angeles. Starring and narrated by Heather Langenkamp, star of the 1984 classic A Nightmare on Elm Street and two of its sequels (1986's A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and 1994's Wes Craven's New Nightmare), this thrilling 90-minute retrospective promises to be the definitive look at the making of the iconic horror series and the enduring legacy of its wise-cracking, razor-gloved villain: the indefatigable "bastard son of a hundred maniacs" known as Freddy Krueger.

For a quarter century Freddy has slashed his way through the nightmares of two generations of movie-goers in one of the most artful, spectacular, and terrifying film franchises in motion picture history. To characterize the Nightmare on Elm Street series as a modern cultural phenomenon would be a gross understatement. To date, the eight (soon to be nine) Elm Street films have scared up well over half a billion dollars in box office receipts in the U.S. alone, launching the careers of such Hollywood luminaries as Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption), Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2: Die Harder), Patricia Arquette (Medium), Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential), and even Johnny Depp.

Little did Freddy's "father", veteran writer/director Wes Craven, know that his terrifying, child-killing creation would go on to become a cult hero and spawn his very own cottage industry. Today Freddy is practically a household name, with his burned visage, trademark fedora, and red and green sweater appearing on everything from T-shirts to video games to action figures to comic books (Freddy was even the star of his own weekly television series!). It's safe to say that Freddy Krueger may never rest in peace - nor should he - since his fans keep clamoring for more. Even Newsweek called him "The most popular cinematic maniac since Darth Vader."

"Freddy is like the 'unholy spirit' in the trinity of modern monsters alongside Jason from Friday the 13th and Michael Myers from Halloween," says co-director and producer Daniel Farrands, who previously helmed the documentary His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th and produced the 2009 Deluxe Editions of the Friday the 13th films for Paramount Home Entertainment. A veteran of the horror genre, Farrands most recently served as a producer of the hit supernatural thriller Haunting in Connecticut, which has grossed nearly $80 million worldwide. "Freddy and the Nightmare films are icons of our generation, and our documentary will revisit the franchise in an exciting new way that will be respectful to the fans and to the films themselves," assures Farrands.

Co-director and editor Andrew Kasch (Thirsty) concurs, "The Nightmare series has long been regarded as the most high-brow and creative of the mega horror franchises, so our goal is to make a film that reflects those qualities. While His Name Was Jason was campy and off-the-wall, this documentary will offer a serious chronological account of the creative process - the hardships and triumphs behind one of Hollywood's most iconic characters. Above all else, this is not a fluff or promotional piece for the upcoming remake but rather will focus on the original series of films that began with Wes Craven's 1984 classic."

"The Nightmare franchise has had such a huge impact on the genre and its fans and is truly an important piece of horror history," adds producer/co-writer Thommy Hutson (His Name Was Jason, Prank). "These films proved that horror could be both terrifying and dramatic, thrilling and groundbreaking. And that's why we're so thrilled to bring fans an extensive behind-the-scenes look into Freddy Krueger's hallucinogenic world like never before. It's a way of paying tribute to Wes Craven's original vision which has inspired so many of us ... and given us a few really good nightmares, too."

A Nightmare on Elm Street was released April 30th, 2010 and stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz, Clancy Brown, Connie Britton. The film is directed by Samuel Bayer.

A Nightmare on Elm Street was released November 16th, 1984 and stars John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Johnny Depp, Charles Fleischer, Joseph Whipp. The film is directed by Wes Craven.

A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors was released February 27th, 1987 and stars Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Jennifer Rubin, Bradley Gregg. The film is directed by Chuck Russell.

New Nightmare was released September 9th, 1994 and stars Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, Wes Craven, John Saxon, Robert Shaye, Sara Risher, Marianne Maddalena. The film is directed by Wes Craven.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge was released November 1st, 1985 and stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, Hope Lange, Marshall Bell, Melinda O. Fee, Tom McFadden. The film is directed by Jack Sholder.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare was released September 5th, 1991 and stars Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Lezlie Deane, Ricky Dean Logan, Breckin Meyer, Yaphet Kotto, Tom Arnold. The film is directed by Rachel Talalay.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master was released August 19th, 1988 and stars Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Lisa Wilcox, Andras Jones, Danny Hassel, Brooke Theiss, Toy Newkirk. The film is directed by Renny Harlin.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child was released August 11th, 1989 and stars Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter, Danny Hassel, Erika Anderson, Nicholas Mele, Joe Seely, Valorie Armstrong. The film is directed by Stephen Hopkins.

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J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director
Yeah i'm not amped for the Nightmare remake, i read the screenplay weather its real or fake, i heard they got rid of the spiders, but the screenplay was just very repetitive, running through doors and ending up in the school, the killings ain't so brilliant neither, they could be a lot more creative what with todays tech.
Also the fact its left open for a sequel is annoying as well.

Definately amped for Clash of the titans though
2 years agoby @chronic Flag
AnnoyingFilmCritic
Cool...this new Nightmare hype-o-matic has me itchin' to see the Jackie Earl Haley Freddy Kruegger reboot! Haley's casting, modern special effects and an irony free tone will make this relaunch one of the better reboot projects (same goes for the new Clash of the Titans next spring).
2 years agoby @annoyingfilmcritic Flag
Buriblazing
awesome
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